8.0 Day in the Library (Spamlogs)

[no_fastolfe]

[Private to Sherlock]
At your convenience. I will understand if the way is impassable, however. I found myself among a wetland on my way this morning.

Library Spams] [Vasilia is in the library, shelving books and generally getting the lay of the stacks. When she sees something out of place she goes for it-- surgical, putting it back in order as

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Spam 2: the re-spammening

[strangehstorian]

[Chromie drifts between shelves like a ghost for her part, sometimes with stacks of books that look like they weigh more than she does.

And occasionally she'll simply appear where she wasn't a second ago and watch that Vasilia is doing her job - not that Chromie assumes she won't, but there is a duty to the woman's warden.

In a lull in the work, she tries to get the inmate's attention.]

Excuse me.

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[no_fastolfe]

[Vasilia jumps slightly and then collects herself. Her voice is cool, a bit of haughtiness in place to cover her startle.]

Madam? Am I doing something wrong?

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[strangehstorian]

[Chromie beams reassuringly.]

Oh, no. You're doing fine! I wanted to ask you, though - a few people have come in wishing we had a digital card catalog. My world doesn't have such a thing, but I've been told it requires a computer.

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[no_fastolfe]

[And Vasilia brightens. She's been thinking the same thing.]

It does. One would have to be borrowed from the lab or requested from the admiral-- or there may be spare components in the lab to make a small terminal.

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[strangehstorian]

Which would be better? I can certainly ask the Admiral for what we need if that is what you think, though I hear he's not responding lately.

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[no_fastolfe]

Well; if he is not responding, then we are better off building our own. When he does stop neglecting his duty you could perhaps request network access for it, so it could remind people of overdue books, as we spoke of.

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[strangehstorian]

I will ask him anyway, and about the network access as well. What would you need from the lab if there's no answer?

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[no_fastolfe]

[Here Vasilia rattles off a list, all of which is blessedly feasible, including motherboard-cable-voltmeter-welding wand-screen-blah-blah-blah]

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[strangehstorian]

[Chromie takes all this in as she says it.]

I don't think I'll be able to recognize most of those by sight. Would your warden let you come in and get them yourself?

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[no_fastolfe]

I will ask him. I believe so; it only remains to see if the lab can spare them.